Very Rare Ancient Egyptian Predynastic Naqada II Period Schist Offering Plate
Located in Ottawa, CA
An incredibly fine and very rare example of a Black Schist Offering Plate from the Naqada II period of predynastic ancient Egypt, 3500 - 3200 BCE. This beyond uncommon plate would ha...
Schist
7th Century Maya Vase
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Intriguingly its form is reminiscent to predynastic Egyptian vases as well as contemporary art.
Ceramic
Antique Nepalese Primitive Stone Platter/Bowl
Located in London, GB
A primitive stone platter or bowl. Nepal, c1920s. Pockmarked stone. Wabi-sabi style. Good vintage condition. Internal Ref: 24/04/24/007. Location: Belgium Gallery. Dimensions:...
Stone
Large Obvara Vase by Doa Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Obvara vase by Doa Ceramics Dimensions: 8" (in) Materials: Ceramic. Technique: Hand-crafted. Freeform. Glazed. Also available in size 6".
Ceramic
Artist Signed Ceramic Organic Shape Vase
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice looking glazed pottery ceramic vase. Nice organic looking shape and color.
Belgian Ceramic Dish, mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Belgian ceramic dish from the mid-20th century with a blue glaze showing subtle tonal shifts and natural variation. The shallow, asymmetrical form centers around a circular openin...
Ceramic
Monumental Ceramic Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
The lightness in form of this beautifully detailed ceramic vase belie its size and medium and, although its origin and creator are unknown, it is clearly the creation of a master cra...
Ceramic
Otto Natzler Sculptural Vessel on Stand, 1982
By Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ceramic vessel by Otto Natzler (1908-2007). Exquisitely simple form with a remarkable lava textured glaze that glistens with Raku type iridescent colors. Signed and dated 1982. The...
Cut Steel
Primitive Stone Nepalese Platter
Located in London, GB
An XL stone platter. Nepal, c1930s. Ideal to provide wabi-sabi character to a modern or antique environment as well as being functional. Internal Ref: 24/04/24/028. Location: ...
Stone
$19,500
H 3.5 in W 19.75 in D 19.75 in
Peter Voulkos Signed Large California Studio Pottery Stoneware Charger Plate
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly fantastic, large, heavy charger/plate/platter by American master potter/artist Peter Voulkos who is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic pottery pieces and sculptures...
Stoneware
Mid-Century Monumental Pottery Vase
Located in Water Mill, NY
Monumental Mid-Century handmade pottery vase.
Large Tunisian Black Ceramic Plate
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Large Tunisian black ceramic plate. I bought it many years ago in Hammamet from an artist-craftsman who had made and signed it for me. ref. O/6222
Ceramic
$938
H 1.97 in Dm 3.54 in
Mid-Century Brutalist Studio Pottery Vase by Johannes Lessmann, Essen, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Studio Pottery Vase by Johannes Lessmann for Keramische Werkstatt Margaretenhöhe, Essen, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959 This piece has an attrib...
Ceramic
Black Sculpture Vase
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Postmodern black charcoal sculpture vase, circa late-20th century. Piece is clay pottery with a black charcoal matte finish and a round, cylindrical, asym...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Juanita Montoya Pena Signed San Ildefonso Pueblo Blackware Pottery Bowl Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and somewhat rare San Ildefonso Pueblo (Santa Fe, New Mexico) blackware (black on black ware) pottery bowl/vase by Juanita Montoya Pena (1900-1987), wife of potter Tony P...
Earthenware, Pottery
Ancient Egypt Squat shouldered jar in stone
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Provenance - Private collection, Cannes, France, 1970. Documents - Attached is a study on the antiquity of the piece issued by an Egyptologist. The vase under study can be describe...
Stone
Black Stoneware Pinakio Plate by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Stoneware Pinakio Plate by Elena Vasilantonaki Unique Dimensions: ⌀ 34 x H 10 cm (Dimensions may vary) Materials: Stoneware Available finishes: With\without handles - Black, Wh...
Stoneware
$1,355
H 3.94 in W 13 in D 7.88 in
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1970s This ori...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$21,186Sale Price|25% Off
H 31.89 in W 118.12 in D 39.38 in
17th Century Italian Baroque Walnut Refectory Table, Rustic Design
Located in Firenze, IT
Monumental 17th Century Tuscan Walnut Refectory Table, Italian Baroque Period This monumental 17th-century rectangular refectory table is a magnificent and rare example of rustic Tus...
Wood, Walnut
$400Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.88 in W 27.56 in D 8.27 in
Japanese Antique Exhibition Table / Wall Decoration / 1868-1912s / Wabi-sabi
Located in Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese wooden work board. The wood is cedar, and due to long-term use, the black color around the edges remains, and the color has peeled off only in the middle. Th...
Wood, Cedar
$2,850Sale Price|25% Off
H 6 in W 4 in D 0.4 in
18th 1st Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish by Juan Altamiras
Located in Miami, FL
18th First Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish with skin flap. Traditional recipes of Spanish gastronomy
Animal Skin, Paper
Mid-Century Copper Orrery Planetarium Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A Mid-century copper orrery planetarium sculpture. This hand crafted model encapsulates the atomic age, drawing inspiration from the mid century space race style. The base is a weig...
Copper, Metal
English Gothic Revival Walnut Full Bed with Carved Finial Posts
Located in Queens, NY
English Gothic Revival-style (19th Century) walnut full size bed with carved finial posts. (Includes: headboard, footboard, rails)
Walnut
$24,575Sale Price|25% Off
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$17,170Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from...
Carrara Marble
$9,095Sale Price|30% Off
H 15.75 in W 18.12 in
Still Life with Oysters - The earliest known still life in Swedish art history
Located in Stockholm, SE
This previously unpublished painting was first securely attributed to Govert Dircksz Camphuysen in 1944, following an examination at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm during which the ...
Oak, Oil, Wood Panel
Elegant Japanese Edo Period Rack
Located in New York, NY
This refined object dates to the first half of the 19th century, and was probably used for obi, kimono sashes, which were hung over it. The gold decorations on the black-lacquered g...
Lacquer
Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife
Located in London, GB
This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...
Limestone
Moroccan Vintage Moorish Glass Lantern from Marrakech
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Oversized Moroccan candle glass lantern from Marrakesh, clear and multicolored glass adorned with filigree Moorish designs. High end traditional Moroccan hurricane candle lantern han...
Metal
Ancient Egyptian Faience Ushabti Figure, c. 700-30 B.C.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive Ancient Egyptian Faience Ushabti figure, belonging to the c. 700-30 B.C. It consists of a molded pottery having a green glazed surface. The figure is wearing a royal wi...
Pottery
The Frog Sterling Silver Lighter
By Fratelli Lisi
Located in Milan, IT
Playful true to life silver frog that serves as a lighter other than being a decorative piece of artwork. Expertly handmade by the Florentine silversmiths, the Lisi Brothers, its rea...
Sterling Silver
$24,345
H 13 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Attic Red-Figure Neck Amphora, by the Painter Of The Louvre Centauromachy
Located in London, GB
The Classical Greek amphora with glossy black glaze and elegantly twisted handles. Depicting on one side an Athenian youth resting on a staff and wearing a himation with his right a...
Pottery
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
$299Sale Price|75% Off
H 22 in W 20 in D 20 in
19th Century Chinese Antique Bamboo Basket with Cinnabar Lacquer
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful two-tier basket features painted, gilded images of an opera scene showing a victorious battle. Basket is lacquered in cinnabar, a special mix of colors with ingredients der...
Wood, Bamboo
For thousands of years, vases and vessels have had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world. In Ancient Greece, ceramic vessels were used for transporting water and dry goods, holding bouquets of flowers, for storage and more. Outside of utilitarian use, in cities such as Athens, vases were a medium for artistic expression — pottery was a canvas for artists to illustrate their cultures’ unique people, beliefs and more. And pottery skills were handed down from fathers to sons.
Every antique and vintage vase and vessel, from decorative Italian urns to French 19th-century Louis XVI–style lidded vases, carries with it a rich, layered story.
On 1stDibs, there is a vast array of vases and vessels in a variety of colors, sizes and shapes. Our collection features vessels made from delicate materials such as ceramic and glass as well as durable materials like rustproof metals and stone.
A contemporary vase can help introduce an air of elegance to your minimalist space while an antique Chinese jar would make a luxurious addition to an Asian-inspired interior. Alternatively, if you’re looking for a statement piece, consider an Art Deco vase crafted by Italian architect and furniture designer Gio Ponti.
Vases and vessels — be they handmade pots, handblown glass wine bottles or otherwise — are versatile, practical decorative objects, and no matter your particular design preferences, furniture style or color scheme, they can add beauty and warmth to any home. Find yours on 1stDibs today.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
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The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
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